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Jubilant Sykes has sung classical and spiritual music at the Metropolitan Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, London's Barbican Centre and the Hollywood Bowl. But Hartford Stage is a decidedly different venue for a veteran of the world's concert stages. This time he'll be in character, playing lyric tenor Roland Hayes, the first world-renowned African American classical vocalist, in the premiere of Daniel Beaty's "Breath & Imagination," which begins preview performances Thursday at Hartford Stage. The show opens Jan. 16 and plays through Feb. 9. "Breath & Imagination," a co-production with Pittsburgh's...

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